HARARE – The mobile telephone revolution in Africa has indeed expanded the public sphere. As the country gears towards watershed elections this year, civic organisations linked to elections have began to use mobile phones to spread their gospel. I received a message from the Zimbabwe Election Support Network urging me to register as a voter…
HARARE – Zimbabwe is expected to benefit from a deal to construct a railway line passing through the country from Durban, South Africa, to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The railway line — to also go through Zambia — will allow copper-rich southern African countries to increase exports through Durban. It will also boost trade…
MASVINGO – Villagers from Nyajena communal lands have joined striking Renco Mine workers’ wives who are demanding salary increments and annual bonuses. The wives staged a strike on Monday and blocked their husbands from going to work after they sealed off the main entrance to the gold mine. Villagers have joined the wives in solidarity,…
HARARE – FC Platinum have boosted their 2013 Castle Premiership squad by recalling the country’s deadliest striker Nelson Maziwisa from his loan spell with crosstown rivals Shabanie Mine. Although Maziwisa reverted to being a Platinum player at the end of last season, he was largely expected to join the great trek to the South African…
HARARE – An assistant builder raped a paralysed granny who is on a wheelchair after she spurned his advances for sex, a Harare magistrate has heard. Francis Franco, 36, allegedly demanded sexual intercourse from the woman before forcibly raping her. He appeared before magistrate Sandra Mpindu on rape charges yesterday. The court heard that Franco,…
HARARE – ZIMBABWEANS are likely to vote on the new draft constitution at the end of February or early March if Principals to the Global Political Agreement (GPA) agree at a make-or-break meeting set for today. President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and Industry and Commerce minister Welshman Ncube are set to receive a…
HARARE – Celebrated gospel couple Charles and Olivia Charamba has been appointed road safety ambassadors by the country’s traffic regulatory body. Zimbabwe Traffic Safety Council appointed the Charambas alongside football legends George Shaya and David Mandigora. The quartet is tasked with taking the message of safe driving to the public. Principal director in the ministry…
MUTARE – Zanu PF has opened an investigation into possible looting of cash donated to the party by some firms mining diamonds in Marange. It is a case that could open a can of worms, but so far, the probe is centering on the party’s Manicaland provincial chairperson Mike Madiro, although bigger fish are reportedly…
HARARE – Zimbabwe will only know its fate in hosting the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) general assembly next month, Walter Mzembi, Tourism minister said. He said a report by UNWTO’s inspectorate team, currently in the country to conduct the third and final assessment of Zimbabwe’s preparedness to host the premier tourism event, will…
HARARE – Co-Home Affairs minister Theresa Makone says selective application of the law is still rampant, four years after the formation of a coalition government that promised reforms. Makone said this while addressing MDC supporters at her homestead in Goromonzi West Constituency during a reception for 29 MDC activists who are facing charges of killing…
